Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Copy cat - attempt number 2

My husband is housebound at the moment with fractured ribs. So under the guise of taking him out for a drive I went in search of greenery for my second attempt to replicate something I have pinned.

I slipped my secateurs into my handbag and off we went. We live in the hills so there are plenty of dirt roads that have pine trees along them. I felt like a naughty child pulling off to the side of the road, glancing around making sure no one was watching while I cut some greenery. Fortunately it was cool weather because living in an area vulnerable to bush fires in summer I'm sure someone would of reported my car for suspiciously loitering if it had been a total fire ban day. Just for good measure I gathered some pine cones off the ground as well because we all know how Christmassy they are with the added benefit of being great in the wood fire in winter.

The first photo is from Pinterest and the second is my sad attempt.

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from enjoyourhome.blogspot.com

Wellll I tried.. My excuses are I didn't have the same greenery or ornaments and probably not a good idea to take a photo of greenery against a green backdrop. But hey, it's done and it's on the table outside sparkling in the sunlight. I think my mantra may well have to be "If at first you don't succeed, try again..."

Back to the kitchen for me, I've plenty of desserts to make for Christmas Day. This I can do.

About Me

I'm happily in my forties. Married and with 2 sons, now young men.
I love old china, especially blue and white. I started collecting when a friend gave me a small plate for my birthday.
My most sentimental bits are the one that my eldest son bought for me at a garage sale. Both boys had gone for a bike ride together and found a garage sale down the road. He came back got some of his money and bought me 4 cups and saucers and some "real" pearls. They have pride of place on the side table.
I'd love to be a "girly girl" but I'm not. Painting my toe nails would be as girly as I can manage some days.

Followers

What we are reading this month for bookclub...

The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane

One morning Ruth wakes thinking a tiger has been in her seaside house. Later that day a formidable woman called Frida arrives, looking as if she's blown in from the sea. In fact she's come to care for Ruth. Frida and the tiger: both are here to stay, and neither is what they seem.

Which of them can Ruth trust? And as memories of her childhood in Fiji press upon her with increasing urgency, can she even trust herself?

What's on the bedside table?

A years worth of "Country Style" magazines

"Cupcakes and Muffins" by Ann Nicol

"Entering the Castle - an inner path to God and your soul" by Caroline Myss